Brazil, Land of the Past

Brazil, Land of the Past scrutinizes the ideological roots of the so-called New Right in Brazil.

Winks work goes to the bottom of the intellectual and religious roots of Brazils main reactionary tropes and ideologues. His book sheds much needed light on the democratic crisis in contemporary Brazil. José Szwako, professor at the Institute of Social and Political Studies, State University of Rio de Janeiro (IESP-UERJ).This seminal book uncovers the ideological thread connecting past and present political reaction in Brazil. The quest for implementing a natural order emanated from God himself, in which rulers and ruled are separated by insurmountable inequalities, goes hand in hand with the coloniality of power. Ricardo Pagliuso Regatieri, professor of sociology at Federal University of Bahia (UFBA).